SW1 L4-1.9L SOHC VIN 8 (1996)
Brake Shoe: Service and Repair
Fig. 1 Rear Brake Assembly
REMOVAL
1.
Release parking brake.
2.
Raise and support vehicle.
3.
Remove rear wheels.
4.
Remove brake drum. Do not pry against brake backing plate.
5.
Remove lower return spring, Fig. 1.
6.
Remove adjuster spring.
7.
Remove leading brake shoe hold-down, spring and pin.
8.
Remove adjuster assembly and lever. If difficult, pull leading shoe toward front of vehicle, then remove or turn star wheel on adjuster to shorten
length.
9.
Twist shoe from upper return spring engagement to remove.
10.
Remove parking brake shoe upper return spring.
11.
Remove park brake shoe hold-down cup, spring and pin.
12.
Push park brake lever into cable spring to remove park brake cable from lever.
13.
Remove park brake lever retainer and wave washer and separate from park brake shoe.
14.
Reverse procedure to install.
INSPECTION
1.
Inspect adjuster assembly, ensuring screw threads turn smoothly into nut over full threaded length.
2.
Inspect wheel cylinder for damage, leakage or seizure, replace as required.
INSTALLATION
1.
Lubricate adjuster assembly, adjuster lever surface, backing plate at shoe contact pads and park brake lever pin and brake shoe web contact
surface.
2.
Install park brake lever assembly.
3.
Install park brake cable, through cable spring onto brake lever.
4.
Install park brake shoe, hold-down pin, spring and cup.
5.
Install long, straight end of upper return spring to park brake shoe.
6.
Install other end of return spring to back of leading shoe.
7.
While pulling leading shoe toward front of vehicle, install adjuster assembly.
8.
Install adjuster lever.
9.
Install leading brake shoe by installing hold-down pin, spring and cup.
10.
Install adjuster spring.
11.
Install lower return spring.
12.
Using brake drum clearance tool No. SA91109NE or equivalent, drum inner diameter, then measure brake shoe assembly outer diameter, adjust
brake adjuster to obtain .050 inch measurement less than drum inner diameter.
